Curry Stuns Women’s Hockey in CCC Quarterfinals, 3-2

EAST BOSTON – Curry caught Suffolk women's hockey off guard in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Quarterfinals Wednesday night as the seventh-seeded Colonels rallied around two unanswered third period goals to setback the second-seeded Rams, 3-2, at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Curry 3
RECORDSI: Suffolk (19-6-0) | Curry (4-21-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Curry erased a scoreless game 3:52 into the middle period to put Suffolk in a one-goal hole. The Rams managed to play their way back just under 10 minutes later when Payton Dockus poked in a power play goal with help from Shana Cote and Maddy Burton at the 13:10 mark. 

Sam Molind managed to give the Rams the go ahead 4:07 later thanks to set-ups from Jesse Kennedy and Dockus. That strike sent Suffolk into the second intermission with a one-goal edge, 2-1. 

The Colonels came out of the locker room with a spark for the second straight period as the visitors potted the game-tying goal on the man-up opportunity 1:25 into the final frame. 

Momentum stayed in Curry's favor and Kourtney Mileke's unassisted tally at the 11:07 mark gave the Colonels the lead once again, 3-2. 

Suffolk had to play catchup and slowly the time turned against the blue-and-gold. The Rams did have hope with just over two minutes to go as Danielle Stein sat down for tripping and 1:16 later Paige Rodriguez joined her in the box 1:16 later to set up a 5-on-3 opportunity for the host. Head coach Taylor Wasylk upped their chances even more as she pulled Lily O'Neil from her post to make it a 6-on-3.  

Even with a three-man advantage, Suffolk could not figure its offense out and the final horn sounded to seal the upset.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• O'Neil finished with a 10-save effort. 
• Langton had 45 stops in the conference victory. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Dockus anchored Suffolk's scoring with two points on one goal and assist, respectively. 
• Molind recorded one goal. 
• Burton, Cote and Kennedy all dished out one assist. 
• Suffolk nearly tripled Curry's shot, outshooting the Colonels, 47-13. 
• The Rams won the draws, 41-19. 
• Curry went 1-for-4 on the power play, while Suffolk went 1-for-7 with an extra skater.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk skated in the CCC postseason for the first time. 
• The Rams are the midst of their third playoff push in program history. 
• Suffolk hosted a playoff contest for the second time, first since Feb. 16, 2019. 
• Suffolk and Curry met in the postseason for the first time. 
• Suffolk has scored two goals in a playoff game for the fourth straight postseason contest.  

POST-GAME PIC